Roland Perry (1)
Auteur de Monash
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Œuvres de Roland Perry
The Australian light horse : the magnificent Australian force and its decisive victories in Arabia in World War I (2009) 45 exemplaires
Last of the Cold War Spies: The Life of Michael Straight--The Only American in Britain's Cambridge Spy Ring (2005) 32 exemplaires
Red Lead: The Legendary Australian Ship's Cat Who Survived the Sinking of HMAS Perth and the Thai-Burma Railway (2020) 19 exemplaires
Miller's Luck: The Life and Loves of Keith Miller, Australia's Greatest All-Rounder (2005) 18 exemplaires
The fight for Australia : from Changi and Darwin to Kokoda - our battle for survival in World War II (2014) 9 exemplaires
Captain Australia: A history of the celebrated captains of Australian test cricket (2000) 9 exemplaires
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The story of how Australian POWs held in the notorious Changi prison, in Singapore, used football to console themselves. The prisoners included Wilfred ‘Chicken’ Smallhorn, a Brownlow medallist.
This biography of one of Australia’s greatest cricketers also looks at Miller’s football career, which while brief, 50 VFL games for St. Kilda, was notable.
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Pg 436 - in such a dictatorial mood that he made Hitler look democratic
Pg 521 - the Australian blitzkrieg continued for a record 721 in the day.
A good biography by Roland Perry and a good insight into The Don. The book does concentrate on Bradman's innings in great detail rather than details of his life, what made him tick, his motivations etc. We get great details of the strokes he played in all his big innings and details of his captaincies. How did he become the greatest cricketer to ever live? We don't really find out. Remember his test average is around 50% better than the next greatest ever player, achieved on uncovered wickets, no protection and hostile bowling. Not like the batters paradises we have now.
The Don comes across as a driven, single-minded, intelligent individual, the author is obviously a big fan of his subject, indeed a little in awe. However, as above, sometimes the language does stray into a bit flowery. The later chapters could also do with a bit of proof reading.
However an enjoyable read… (plus d'informations)
Pg 436 - in such a dictatorial mood that he made Hitler look democratic
Pg 521 - the Australian blitzkrieg continued for a record 721 in the day.
A good biography by Roland Perry and a good insight into The Don. The book does concentrate on Bradman's innings in great detail rather than details of his life, what made him tick, his motivations etc. We get great details of the strokes he played in all his big innings and details of his captaincies. How did he become the greatest cricketer to ever live? We don't really find out. Remember his test average is around 50% better than the next greatest ever player, achieved on uncovered wickets, no protection and hostile bowling. Not like the batters paradises we have now.
The Don comes across as a driven, single-minded, intelligent individual, the author is obviously a big fan of his subject, indeed a little in awe. However, as above, sometimes the language does stray into a bit flowery. The later chapters could also do with a bit of proof reading.
However an enjoyable read… (plus d'informations)
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 36
- Membres
- 653
- Popularité
- #38,652
- Évaluation
- 3.5
- Critiques
- 8
- ISBN
- 194
- Langues
- 1
Roland Perry recreates the competition, with particular coverage of Peter Chitty, the former St Kilda player who won the Changi Brownlow. A great story, told well and it’s just a shame that Chitty didn’t live to see the publication of Changi Brownlow.